tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post6935382361653580952..comments2024-03-29T02:34:55.592-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Ultima VI: Playing in the SandboxCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-51510277625531673102023-09-17T01:29:32.092-04:002023-09-17T01:29:32.092-04:00In this Shroud of the Avatar promo video that I lo...In this Shroud of the Avatar promo video that I looked up because I Googled Dupre after reading this post, he actually admits he was trying to use the real name but juxtaposed the vowels, creating a unique moniker in the process but still finding it mildly embarrassing: https://youtu.be/cWqK1y8NLvU?t=697Quarexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-72048224214378900142020-04-14T13:23:20.013-04:002020-04-14T13:23:20.013-04:00Regarding the Persistent NPCs, according to the ul...Regarding the Persistent NPCs, according to the ultimacodex, <br /><br />Sentri, Gwenneth, Nomaan, Simon, and Tessa, and the location Bordermarch, are all from Garriott's SCA group.<br /><br />Captain John(e) is programmer John Miles of Ultima 5.<br /><br />Gorn is Dallas Snell, exec producer of Martian Dreams, and also appears in that game.<br /><br />And Sherry is Garriott's then-girlfriend and also appears in Savage Empire.Radianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03866535042372152723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-18354738973561752352015-05-01T10:30:09.972-04:002015-05-01T10:30:09.972-04:00Man, it took me until now before I got this: Eniln...Man, it took me until now before I got this: Enilno is Online backwards!Libluinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15524606710871977666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-75201753075810722482014-07-22T17:36:16.635-04:002014-07-22T17:36:16.635-04:00The spam menu was also pretty well known, even bef...The spam menu was also pretty well known, even before the internet. Everyone on Prodigy knew all about it, and at least one printing of the first edition Official Book of Ultima outright contained instructions for accessing it. I did have another printing (still of the first edition, definitely not to be confused with the second edition) that slightly altered that page to just obliquely hint at the existence of the spam menu. But I believe I first learned about it in one of the contemporary magazines of the day. Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-18713329499863351772014-06-03T15:43:57.951-04:002014-06-03T15:43:57.951-04:00Right. I talked about him in an earlier post. I...Right. I talked about him in an earlier post. I'm not sure why I forgot him from this list.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-8547776759641783792014-06-02T17:39:39.827-04:002014-06-02T17:39:39.827-04:00"Seggallion" is another recurring charac..."Seggallion" is another recurring character, although he originally comes from Origin's Knights of Legend. He also appears in Ultima V, Martian Dreams, and Savage EmpireChuck Haberlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09350897949215662198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-68349242194966960522014-04-02T20:03:34.784-04:002014-04-02T20:03:34.784-04:00Yes, you're correct, he altered it slightly. ...Yes, you're correct, he altered it slightly. but that was the source of his inspirationAtomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-25886729023788044102014-04-02T00:35:02.872-04:002014-04-02T00:35:02.872-04:00And the Silver Seed for U7P2!And the Silver Seed for U7P2!Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-58910786660060157252014-04-02T00:34:08.502-04:002014-04-02T00:34:08.502-04:00Probably. The difference just gets larger with eac...Probably. The difference just gets larger with each series that, by the time we reach 6, Origins just stopped saying how much slower Earthlings age and just outright tell you that it's waaaaayyy slower than these Britannian mayflies.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-28170530785492097772014-04-02T00:29:50.248-04:002014-04-02T00:29:50.248-04:00Really? I never heard of that brand before. Shiman...Really? I never heard of that brand before. Shimano, though...Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-46939841303404150492014-04-01T21:11:12.595-04:002014-04-01T21:11:12.595-04:00IIRC correctly, I read some place that Garriot fir...IIRC correctly, I read some place that Garriot first came up with that name while riding his bike. He needed something to call his sca character, and after pondering it over for a while during his commute he looked down and saw "Shamino" (the brand name of his bike)<br />I always felt that was a bit sad, considering he is/was supposedly a creative genius.Atomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-16241816288861430102014-03-17T18:15:11.381-04:002014-03-17T18:15:11.381-04:00Still doesn't make sense with Shamino, Mariah,...Still doesn't make sense with Shamino, Mariah, Julia, Jaana, etc. 5 seasons = 1.25 years, so if 22 years passed in Britannia, the ratio is more like Britannia is 17-18 times slower than Earth.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-46774462309113093852014-03-16T20:42:06.203-04:002014-03-16T20:42:06.203-04:00The manual did indicate that Earth time is, at lea...The manual did indicate that Earth time is, at least, 5 times slower than Britannia's. Earthlings in Britannia still ages in Earth years. Since most of your companions were from Earth as well, they are usually still alive every time you visit Britannia.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-52882065232689429332014-03-16T20:38:49.668-04:002014-03-16T20:38:49.668-04:00If U9 is taken into consideration, no, Britannia i...If U9 is taken into consideration, no, Britannia is NOT doughnut shaped.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-70849831662108027732014-03-16T04:03:02.178-04:002014-03-16T04:03:02.178-04:00In U6, I dislike that the cities are larger than t...In U6, I dislike that the cities are larger than the mountain ranges (for example). In U5 and U4, a single mountain seemed larger than a city. This scale problem has an uncanny valley effect--for me anyway.bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16438986830273754976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-71196344347005477642014-03-14T20:00:23.848-04:002014-03-14T20:00:23.848-04:00Maybe it's like the old TSR Hollow world setti...Maybe it's like the old TSR Hollow world setting - We don't know that they're the same sun \ moons.<br /><br />or maybe it all goes on inside a Truman show style dome (in order to get to the gargoyle world / wrap around the studio staff gas you and move you to another location)....Vicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-53394285860781789372014-03-14T19:28:03.689-04:002014-03-14T19:28:03.689-04:00Oh, not to mention that if it's a doughnut, at...Oh, not to mention that if it's a doughnut, at some point you'd be able to look up and see the other side of Britannia above you. I can't say for SURE that's not the case since the games not in 3D, but it's awfully odd that the other characters don't comment on such a thing.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-88747650755337820312014-03-14T19:26:04.727-04:002014-03-14T19:26:04.727-04:00Two reasons:
1. The flat map of Britannia is the ...Two reasons:<br /><br />1. The flat map of Britannia is the same distance north/south as east-west. This would mean that the doughnut's circumfrence (the east-west portion) would have to be equal to its "girth" (for lack of a better term) I don't see any way that you could make this work mathematically. I'd have to mess around with geometric proofs to PROVE that you couldn't, but I'm pretty sure you couldn't.<br /><br />2. In-game, Britannia is depicted as a flat surface. If this flat surface is meant to be a PROJECTION (I somehow said "project" above) of a curved world (whether that curve is a sphere, doughnut, or anything else), then distances, sizes, or proportions have to "give" (in the same way that Greenland looks bigger than Africa on a Mercator map). But if anything had "given," there would be variances in the amount of time that it takes to move from square to square. Since these times are consistent throughout the game, it's proof that Britannia is, in fact, flat--it's not a projection. CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-59960367483938242562014-03-14T19:25:22.219-04:002014-03-14T19:25:22.219-04:00Indeed. I did overlook him. I guess I was only thi...Indeed. I did overlook him. I guess I was only thinking of human NPCs.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-23728853590659938112014-03-14T19:24:41.798-04:002014-03-14T19:24:41.798-04:00Really? 22 years have passed between the games? In...Really? 22 years have passed between the games? In the intro, it says that it was only "five seasons" on Earth. I didn't realize the time ratio was THAT high. I guess that explains how the Avatar keeps a job back home. If he goes adventuring for two months in Britannia, only about three days pass back home. Maybe he takes the time to call in sick before diving through the moongate.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-36205965411478391862014-03-14T19:22:39.978-04:002014-03-14T19:22:39.978-04:00Yeah, more than 100 games--not even including the ...Yeah, more than 100 games--not even including the 1980s list--unless I change my plan.<br /><br />Of course I'll play with the expansion pack. CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-68915393249937841902014-03-14T19:21:37.038-04:002014-03-14T19:21:37.038-04:00The funny thing is, there were actually fewer squa...The funny thing is, there were actually fewer squares in U4 and U5, even in the overland map. It's only because there's no separate scale for cities and you can view all party members that the U6 map seems smaller.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3325462696580021312014-03-14T19:10:38.529-04:002014-03-14T19:10:38.529-04:00I don't get why a donut doesn't work. When...I don't get why a donut doesn't work. When you go east-west, you're moving ALONG the "rim" of the donut, when you go north/south, you're circling AROUND the rim (and through the hole) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-89164165077346546862014-03-14T05:20:55.893-04:002014-03-14T05:20:55.893-04:00There is a Japanese turn-based strategy/RPG called...There is a Japanese turn-based strategy/RPG called Super Robot Wars Masoukishin: The Lord of Elemental. It takes place in a world called La Gias.<br />It is theorized by some characters that La Gias is situated on the inner side of Earth's crust. Turns out that La Gias is a world in parallel dimension, but located in the exact same coordinates as Earth. In order to get to La Gias or return to Earth from it, one should pass a tunnel that connects Earth and La Gias (few can open this tunnel, though).<br />Maybe Britannia and Gargoyles's world are the same with dungeon acting like tunnel that connects two parallel dimensions?<br />Or maybe I shouldn't try to make sense of Britannia's geography.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559431219675498765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-69960994045340444962014-03-14T01:18:37.259-04:002014-03-14T01:18:37.259-04:00I also prefer the large dual-scale world of U4 and...I also prefer the large dual-scale world of U4 and U5 to the tiny single-scale world of U6 and U7.bansheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16438986830273754976noreply@blogger.com